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The Scoutcast is back to discuss all of the key talking points ahead of Gameweek 30.

You can watch the show on our YouTube channel between 20:00 GMT and 21:00 GMT.

Firstly, we’ll discuss what to do with Kevin De Bruyne (£10.6m), who missed Sunday’s Manchester derby and is still a doubt for Arsenal’s trip to the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.

Then, Chelsea are the team to go under the microscope as they build some good form ahead of some favourable fixtures.

Finally, we continue to work on our advanced planning for Blank Gameweek 31 now that we have a greater idea about the fixtures and which players we may want – or not!

We will also consider the potential effect of Coronavirus on the Premier League, and, therefore, our Fantasy teams.

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  1. matiakez
    • 15 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    2 frees so need to do something here

    Pope McCarthy
    TAA Gomez Egan Boly Lascelles
    Salah Cantwell Barnes Bruno KDB
    Vardy Jimi Ings

    Don't really like Ings out before Norwich but might be the best option? Dont quite have the funds to upgrade Barnes

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I would hold off on transfers until it becomes clear what's going on for the coming GW.

      1. matiakez
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yes just seen the news.

  2. Party time
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Someone somewhere is getting Barnes off their bench. Enjoy your Jams

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      At least two on here have posted as such

      1. Party time
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah. I also just noticed the 2nd bloke post in the previous page 😆 Oh man! they are so lucky

    2. HollywoodXI
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I have Mahrez 1 pointer blocking that jam. Even Coronavirus hasn’t changed my luck when it comes to NEVER getting bench jam.

      1. Party time
        6 years, 4 months ago

        LOL

      2. Party time
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Traoré 1 pointer for me 🙂

    3. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I’m happy enough with my saint maximin 10 points

      1. Party time
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Beautiful Jam

  3. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Could be end of this season shortly?

    1. The_Fish
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yep, may be the end already.

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully by today

    3. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Season will not end!
      Too much money involved

      1. Taffer
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Italy's season is likely over..so incorrect

        1. Roysgotnoboys
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Serie A is suspended not over. Given the PM was at the rugby here last week, can’t imagine the next step is to cancel the prem. Play behind closed doors perhaps

    4. No Professionals
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

    5. One More Hit
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I'm top of my cash league by a reasonable margin, hmm

  4. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    The Arsenal v City game result should be held back in GW29, when the game is actually played, the points added to GW29 and the GW scores finalised at that point in time ... discuss

    1. The_Fish
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      No

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Nope. This logic would mean any DGW games would go back the respective GWs.....

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        exceptional case

        1. Fernando Torres
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          I take it you triple captained someone?

    3. Fernando Torres
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Nope as people will get bench points/captain changes from this game. If they then gave the points back to this week those with these players would have even more players/points than they initially should have.

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        hold back the auto subs obviously

        1. Fernando Torres
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          No this won't happen. Why should it?

    4. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Computer says no

    5. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Try coding that into the game with a the league re-calculations lol.

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        points stay as is now, simple

    6. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Nah

    7. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      i want my double game week points ... #stamps feet

      it’s not just getting screwed over the loss of the wild card, getting screwed by not having 5 players and my captain, getting screwed for selling Vardy, Soy, Fernandes etc., but also getting screwed with the autosubs for the likes of KDB

      feeling a little bit delicate at the moment 🙂

  5. Assisting the assister
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Hoping that Cantwell 1 pointer off the bench will make all the difference in the final reckoning

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Gotta be magical point.

  6. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Holgate baby!!!!

  7. french holiday
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Its gonna be alright. A few games maybe postponed and some played behind closed doors if needed but we will have the season end with Champions, teams in Europe, relegation and promotion and FpL winners and losers.

    1. RichardNixon
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I bet they were saying the same thing in Italy a couple of weeks ago

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Season will still finish in Italy. Just be delayed.
        You can cancel competitions. Especially with the money involved.

        1. Whats the Huth
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Can’t cancel

        2. RichardNixon
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          "Coronavirus: Serie A season may not be concluded says Italian football federation"

          https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51824172

          1. Taffer
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            The 'it will be played coz money' doesn't hold up given the huge public health risks and the potential liability for the clubs/ FL/ PL if they let games go ahead and people get sick.

            1. EL tridente
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 4 months ago

              They will not finish the serie a season because of the european games

  8. DAZZ
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Im not being funny but the Corona Virus is a flu. Flu is a common illness. This is a massive smokescreen for something worse. They’re hiding something from us. It’s being blown out of proportion.

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      All of a sudden a vaccine will pop up and every country will pay billion of dollars for it.

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        The new hacking ransom!

      2. DAZZ
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Wont be long before they announce a recession.

        1. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Already in newspapers predicting one.

        2. Taffer
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          erm...when you have a global supply and demand shock that's what happens? this isn't hard

    2. Fernando Torres
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Lol

    3. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      This place has gone into meltdown. Dazz, what are you on about?

    4. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully they find a vaccine Toby next winter. So it can be put into the seasonal flu jab.

    5. Taffer
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      the dumb is strong with this one.

    6. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Rubbish. There have been predictions of a virulent pandemic virus/es ever since SARS and avien influenza outbreaks, and likely before these. There will be more too.

      1. Joss Ackland’s Spunky…
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Exactly. Pandemics come and go. Life regularly goes extinct. The Spanish Flu came and then just disappeared. There was no cure, no conspiracy. This doesn't seem to be a particular dangerous flu... At least yet. I'm not panicking. My FPL team is...

        1. xHaTr
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          The spanish flu killed tens of millions of people!

    7. Poseidon.
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I’m glad you warned us you weren’t being funny. I wouldn’t have been sure otherwise.

    8. jomikijiq
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      It's not a flu. They even come from different virus families.

  9. Party time
    6 years, 4 months ago

    I kinda believe the conspiracy theory that the virus was made in a Chinese Lab before the sudden outbreak.

    Things like this actually do happen, Not saying it is true but I believe it

    1. Fernando Torres
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Lol

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Same

    3. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      That's no conspiracy theory, it's pretty much an open secret

      The bio-research lab that researches highly contagious pathogens is in Wuhan, adjacent to the market where supposedly 'bat soup' started this off.

      I don't need Sherlock Holmes to work this one out for me

      1. ppv
        • 15 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Agreed mate. I don't believe in such coincidences. Mainstream media still follow the official line of course.

        1. Taffer
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          wow the idiocy here is insane.

        2. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Probably a test to see how a virus spreads with a low mortality rate with a long incubation period. Next step long incubation period with a high mortality rate.

          MSU - making shite up

      2. Party time
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Wow... I did not know all that stuff tbh... the picture is pretty clear now

        1. Taffer
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          it's not true. total bs.

          1. DAZZ
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            You’ll believe anything you read in the papers Taffer

            1. Taffer
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 4 months ago

              ah yes, Italy and China shut down their entire economies because of the 'papers'. idiot.

    4. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Rubbish. You should read up on how zoonotic diseases occur. Millions and millions of people living in very close quarters with pigs, chickens and whatever else, it is a small miracle there aren't more.

  10. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Have 2FTs and 1.0ITB, what would you say about KDB Robo to Mane Alonso/United def?

    Henderson
    Robo*/TAA/Boly
    Salah/KDB/Bruno/Barnes
    Auba/Jim/Ings

    Button/Dendo/Targett/Rico

    1. Taffer
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      don't make transfers until Saturday 11am

  11. The FPL Units
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    I would hold off on transfers until it becomes clear what's going on for the coming GW.

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Reply fail to atimis

    2. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Sounds wise, thanks 😉

  12. No Professionals
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Games are going to start dropping like flies.

    No more early transfers.

    No c and vc in the same game.

    Feck washing your hands, those are the golden rules.

    1. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I don’t know when washing your hands stopped being a thing anyway?

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Boom!

  13. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Throws caution to the wind and brings in Aguero and Saka, dropping Vardy who hasn't scored in weeks. This game is hilarious!

    1. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      That’s one word for it

  14. RealVirg
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Urgent

    Don't bin your man city and arsenal assets. This postponed game will probably be rescheduled to the BGW31!!!!!

    1. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      When they both have FA cup games?

      1. RealVirg
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Oh good point...you never know tho they may see the light and prioritise PL

        1. RealVirg
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Why is this arse man city postponement not on hot topic not tweet section of site...I pay good money and expect the best service!

          1. jtreble
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Look again. 🙂

            1. RealVirg
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 4 months ago

              Ah yes I take that back, didn't see HT

  15. Mr. O'Connell
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Wheres the delete team button?

  16. JohnnyCroat
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    So, let's treat GW30 as a mini-blank, because Arsenal will not be able to play, at least as it stands they will be unlikely to field anything other than some U18/U23 mash of players who somehow have had zero contact with the big boys in the last several days.

    Such a conundrum for those who spent big to bring in 2-3 Gunners. Means a break too for BHA, who had proven that much more steady than normal in recent weeks. For me, that means Martinelli out (really do not understand his being dropped, something must have happened on the training ground), Jota in.

    I'm finally back into the Top 250K, gained about 30 on the Top 10K. Going to be an interesting run-in...

    1. Tambling5
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Unless Arsenal players test positive they can play at the weekend, as over the two week period they would have had to self-isolate by then.

      1. JohnnyCroat
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        That's not how self-isolating works. The NHS guidelines state:

        If you have been told to self-isolate, you need to stay indoors and avoid contact with other people for 14 days.

        You don't get to bunk off a game for a few days and then rock up for some relegation fodder. That's not "sure I was grand 10 days, I'll stay home for 4"...

  17. Taffer
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Very much enjoying the coronavirus truthers on here, what the hell is wrong is you?

    1. grumpyman
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Mini-Trumpers. Ignore them.

      1. Taffer
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        yep, at least we know who it ignore now in normal times

    2. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      People love conspiracy theories.

      1. Hulk Smash
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        A healthy scepticism is needed towards both conspiracy theories and the official line.

        People who believe all conspiracy theories or none are equally untrustworthy.

    3. Tambling5
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Scary how people always looking for a scapegoat race.

  18. FOO FIGHTER
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    All I can say is thank heavens I do not own any Arsenal or City assets at this point 😀

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      That's nice.

    2. The Knights Template
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I own many.

  19. Energetics
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    FPL ruined for me in one week.

    Comfortably inside the top 100k and then wildcarded last week.

    Brought in 3 Arsenal and 3 City.

    GW Rank 6.9 million, no returns in my team, dropped 150k and now my team is an absolute mess

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Lucily for me 3 Ars and 2 City on FH.

      Now I have Vardy back.

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        *Luckily* 😀

    2. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Last week was a good week to have a bad week. This feels like the worst week to have a bad week. Season derailing for some.

      1. Energetics
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Season is completely ruined it’s so downheartening.

        Was at least hoping for goals tonight and claw something back then had a solid plan moving forward to 31.

        Now I get nothing, loads get Lundy off the bench and the plan is screwed.

        Really is no point

    3. pricycle
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Lots of sympathy. I was considering doing the same but it was too complicated for me to figure out. Still did Vardy to Auba but it could have been worse...

  20. Joss Ackland’s Spunky…
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Liverpool have waited 30 years for the title only to lift the trophy in an empty stadium.

    1. HamezMace
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      If they get to lift it at all 😉

    2. Party time
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Or maybe the football season is off a match before they can be confirmed champions

  21. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Auba (c) fail for a hit is annoying, could've been worse though & feel sorry for those who played FH or loaded up on City & Arsenal. This stupid virus needs to get in the bin.

  22. DAZZ
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Imagine wildcarding this gameweek loading up on Arsenal and City players. Bad luck! 🙂

    1. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers pal, see below

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Pep is going to play the U'19's soon with the EPL fixture pile up.

    3. Party time
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Auba(C) was the spice of the week.

      Minute silence for those heavily involved

    4. Energetics
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      See above.

      From comfortably in the top 100k to deleting my team.

  23. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    So your telling me if I didn’t use my wildcard and ditch Harvey Barnes I’d be 20 points better off and with a wildcard in tact? Lol this season has been so bad I couldn’t write it

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      You have been told.

      1. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Consider myself told. You gotta laugh, every thing I’ve touched this season has turned to runny poo

    2. Energetics
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Haha this is nothing.

      Mahrez, KDB, Aguero, Auba, Pepe, Saka

      I didn’t wildcard I would be 60 points better of and now I have no plan moving forward.

      1. My neck my back my Saed Kol…
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Holy moly. To be fair I also had auba, saka, Leno mahrez and KDB. But 60 points gap is tough tough luck. Fee for you

  24. farmerfat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Yes! KDB cant ruin my rank this week

  25. CRO KLOPP
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Maybe it won't be the best idea to BB with 15 dgwk players this year 🙂

    1. FOO FIGHTER
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      BB should be fine if it does not include Arsenal or City assets 😀

  26. Sterling Archer
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    so 14 days quarantine after the Europa game would be 2moro, in theory no weekend games should be affected

    1. Tambling5
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Correct. Unless Arsenal players test positive.

      1. No Professionals
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Incorrect

        1. Tambling5
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Arsenal's statements contradict you. Say fourteen days from last contact, and have received advice from DOH accordingly.

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Did they self isolate from that game? Will need wait for tests as if any do test positive the domino effect begins.

      1. No Professionals
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        No they didn't as they didn't know the guy had coronavirus until yesterday

    3. No Professionals
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I'm assuming the players played against west ham. They didn't know they needed to quarantine until yesterday.

  27. Louis Van Gaalstones
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Take out Vardy for a -4 and TC Auba, incredible

    1. Party time
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Even a Casual would not have done that

      1. Louis Van Gaalstones
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Get binned

        1. Party time
          6 years, 4 months ago

          😆

      2. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Burn

        1. Party time
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Lmao

  28. olidooley
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    This is what I see happening....

    GW30 will run as planned
    Depending on number of cases in UK, games could be behind closed doors in 31 and 32.
    Liverpool will mathematically win the league by then
    GW 33 or 34 will see the league postponed or cancelled
    In a best case scenario, they are able to complete the league behind closed doors. In that case avoid all teams apart from Champions League chasers and Relegation battlers. Other teams just won’t be arsed

    1. olidooley
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      And unless UK and US governments start taking this seriously this virus will go on for a long time. I live in China so I know what it takes to win the war against this thing

  29. Denis Tueart on the wing
    • 16 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Any idea when the FPL will be fully updated. Will the updates be scheduled starting at 10pm tonight as it would be if the Man C v Arsenal was on?

  30. Louis Van Gaalstones
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    I had a 100 point lead in my ML and the guy has used all his chips to claw it back to just under 20 points, I have all of my chips left, I might need to start using a chip a week to make sure I win it before the season is cancelled...

    1. olidooley
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Same....WC, FH and BB in the bag. Chasing pack now all over me. I’m at 25k

    2. Sterling Archer
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      if cancelled I think some sort of compensation for those with chips left, maybe work out the average points of each chip played, which probably wouldn't be very high!

    3. Robson-Canoe
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      4 comments above, you said you used TC?